The full bird I was talking about was a grandma and could not even perform one of the carries for a friggin inch. She was not doing it the right way, the EFMB way or ANY way, and she now wears the badge. When I see someone with it on, I think "all that means is that on that particular day, all of the planets aligned (the grader was a friend of yours, you had rank, they didn't see you screw up, whatever) and you got the badge." Nothing more.
In case you are wondering, it was 44th MED (Ft. Bragg) summer, 2003. I boloed on the EMT lane for not tying my knots for the splint on the same side.